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Boulder Chamber Endorses City CCRS Tax, County Mental-Health Funding
Boulder Chamber Endorses City CCRS Tax, County Mental-Health Funding October 8, 2025 Originally published by BizWest, September 26, 2025. The Boulder Chamber is offering its official endorsement of both the Community, Culture, Resilience and Safety (CCRS) Sales and Use Tax and Boulder County’s Issue 1B — Mental and Behavioral Health Sales and Use Tax. The…
Read More‘Trust, But Verify’ Infrastructure and Mental Health Tax
‘Trust, But Verify’ Infrastructure and Mental Health Tax October 8, 2025 Originally published by BizWest, October 2, 2025. In the waning days of the Cold War, it was President Ronald Reagan who adopted the proverb, “Trust, but verify.” Ironically of Russian origin, the saying was meant to convey faith in the intentions of two sides…
Read MoreHomeless Strategy Update: Will It Be The Clutch Move?
Homeless Strategy Update: Will It Be The Clutch Move? September 4, 2025 Originally published by BizWest, August 26, 2026. Will the City of Boulder stumble in addressing its homeless challenges? Or, as we all hope, will it come through in the clutch with a win for the unhoused population and our community? As is so…
Read MoreColorado’s AI Law Won’t Work – But A Smarter One Can
Colorado’s AI Law Won’t Work – But A Smarter One Can August 13, 2025 Daily Camera Guest Opinion, Jonathan Singer. Published August 12, 2025. When I think about artificial intelligence gone wrong, the first image that comes to mind is the unblinking red eye of HAL 9000, the AI from “2001: A Space Odyssey.” HAL…
Read MoreThat ‘Uncomfortable’ Situation: Where Economic and Social Interests Converge
That ‘Uncomfortable’ Situation: Where Economic and Social Interests Converge June 30, 2025 Originally posted by BizWest, June 23, 2025. I was meeting with some local restaurant owners on one of their service patios and listening intently as they lamented some of the conditions that are making it difficult for businesses in Boulder, when we heard…
Read MoreBusiness Community Appeal: Preserve NOAA’s National Network of Cooperative Institutes and Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research
Business Community Appeal: Preserve NOAA’s National Network of Cooperative Institutes and Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research April 30, 2025 Howard W. Lutnick Secretary of Commerce U.S. Department of Commerce Herbert Clark Hoover Building 1401 Constitution Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. Dear Secretary Lutnick, As members of the business community in Colorado, we write…
Read MoreTayer: Ballot Issue Whack-A-Mole: Are You Kidding?
Tayer: Ballot Issue Whack-A-Mole: Are You Kidding? April 25, 2025 Originally published by BizWest, April 24, 2025. The silly season is almost underway in Boulder and it’s shaping up to be the ultimate game of Whack-A-Mole. My response: Are you kidding? For those who are uninitiated, the classic Whack-a-Mole arcade game entails the act of…
Read MoreA Letter to City Council: City of Boulder Homelessness Strategy
A Letter to City Council: City of Boulder Homelessness Strategy Boulder Chamber – CO February 18, 2025 Dear Mayor Brockett and Members of the Boulder City Council, The Boulder Chamber of Commerce appreciates the opportunity to respond to the February 13 Study Session memorandum addressing homelessness strategies. As the foundation for our comments, we acknowledge…
Read More2024 Boulder Chamber Year In Review
2024 Boulder Chamber Year In Review December 6, 2024 As the year draws to a close, the Boulder Chamber remains committed to building a strong community by supporting for-profit and nonprofit local businesses, advocating for a healthy business environment, and fostering economic vitality. In 2024, we made meaningful progress in serving our business community, guided…
Read MoreTayer: Keep Calm and Carry On, Locally
Tayer: Keep Calm and Carry On, Locally November 1, 2024 Published by BizWest, November 1, 2024 This is a hard column to write … I’m trying not to obsess over the elections and the direction of our country. Yet, like the urge to stare at an imminent train wreck, I can’t look away. The temperature…
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